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The Cancer Surveillance & Outcomes Research Team is an interdisciplinary group of investigators dedicated to researching cancer quality of care. We seek to understand and improve how patients and their providers communicate and make decisions about cancer treatments.
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An online intervention can help cancer patients share genetic testing results with family
Katz and colleagues developed a web-based intervention to educate people with cancer about the impact genetic variants can have on their family.
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Study offers reassurance for patients with some cancer-linked genes
Link to original article: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/study-offers-reassurance-patients-some-cancer-linked-genes-0
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Genetic testing for cancer should be the norm now, experts say. Here's when to request it.
Kurian cascade genetic testing Washington Post article
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Cancer Network reports: Breast Cancer Survivors Do Not Undergo Genetic Counseling, Testing Despite Eligibility
iCanCare study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that female patients with breast cancer, across racial and ethnic subgroups, did not receive genetic counseling or testing, despite being eligible.
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Breast Cancer Patients with Inherited Genetic Mutation Receive Different Cancer Treatment
A new study finds the cancer treatment breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation receive doesn't follow national guidelines.
